Agriculture (technology) - Revision history

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 ::''Open space village:'' settlement typically ranging from 400-900 persons, criss-crossed with winding lanes and a few main roads.  Adjoining yards and walls provide some closeness, but intermittent gardens and some fields space the houses sufficiently to remove the sense of an enclosed town.  Low walls between yards are common but do not act as barriers.  Considerable sharing of resources and defenses; the village centre includes a well-tended park-like greenspace.
-::''Country town:'' settlement typically ranging from 800-2400 persons, with organized roads and one main avenue accessing the town centre.  Many high rock walls between wealthier houses and some homes built within a few yards of one another.  Many fields and gardens are still located within the town, so that small neighborhoods are spaced.  Includes a palisade if located within 20 miles of a border.
+::''Country town:'' settlement typically ranging from 800-2400 persons, with organized roads and one main [[Avenue|avenue]] accessing the town centre.  Many high rock walls between wealthier houses and some homes built within a few yards of one another.  Many fields and gardens are still located within the town, so that small neighborhoods are spaced.  Includes a palisade if located within 20 miles of a border.
 ::''Closed town:'' settlement typically ranging from 2000-5000 persons, with adjacent houses and small yards, often built on hills or other defensible terrain. The residents will follow many specialty occupations, encouraging manufactures.  Food consumption is high.  Always protected by a palisade and some wooden towers.

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 == DEV-8 ==
 ==== Manorial System ====
-An organizing principle of rural economies which vested legal and economic power in the hereditary lord of the manor.  The lord was supported economically from the direct landholding in a manor (later a [[Feudalism (technology)|fief]]). The manor imposed an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_field_system open field system] that improved the organisation of labor, and thereby improving the food production and particularly the economic value of agricultural production.
+An organizing principle of rural economies which vested legal and economic power in the hereditary lord of the [[Manor|manor]].  The lord was supported economically from the direct landholding in a manor (later a [[Feudalism (technology)|fief]]). The manor imposed an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_field_system open field system] that improved the organisation of labor, and thereby improving the food production and particularly the economic value of agricultural production.
 :::'''additional manorial system content to follow'''

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 '''Agriculture''' is the process of cultivating soil, planting and harvesting crops.  The technology establishes the fixed agrarian society, the single most important step towards creating a civilisation.  Storage of grains, pulses, tubers and vegetables ensures a stable [[Food|food]] supply for a larger number of people than either [[Fishing (technology)|fishing]] or [[Hunting (technology)|hunting and gathering]].
-Like all technologies, agriculture is distinguished by its techniques, processes and societal relationships.  The page below describes the technology according to its [[Sub-technology (development)|sub-technologies]] (shown as minor headings).  Details are further classified into [[Tools (development)|tools]], [[Culture (development)|culture]], [[Blocks (development)|blocks]], [[Improvement (development)|improvements]] and associated [[References (trade)|references]].<br><br>
+Like all technologies, agriculture is distinguished by its techniques, processes and societal relationships.  The page below describes the technology according to its [[Sub-technology (development)|sub-technologies]] (shown as minor headings).  Details are further classified into [[Tools (development)|tools]], [[Culture (development)|culture]], [[Block Hex|blocks]], [[Improvement (development)|improvements]] and associated [[References (trade)|references]].<br><br>
 == DEV-6 ==

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 [[File:Agriculture.jpg|right|560px]]
-'''Agriculture''' is the process of cultivating soil, planting and harvesting crops.  The technology establishes the fixed agrarian society, the single most important step towards creating a civilisation.  Storage of grains, pulses, tubers and vegetables ensures a stable food supply for a larger number of people than either [[Fishing (technology)|fishing]] or [[Hunting (technology)|hunting and gathering]].
+'''Agriculture''' is the process of cultivating soil, planting and harvesting crops.  The technology establishes the fixed agrarian society, the single most important step towards creating a civilisation.  Storage of grains, pulses, tubers and vegetables ensures a stable [[Food|food]] supply for a larger number of people than either [[Fishing (technology)|fishing]] or [[Hunting (technology)|hunting and gathering]].
 Like all technologies, agriculture is distinguished by its techniques, processes and societal relationships.  The page below describes the technology according to its [[Sub-technology (development)|sub-technologies]] (shown as minor headings).  Details are further classified into [[Tools (development)|tools]], [[Culture (development)|culture]], [[Blocks (development)|blocks]], [[Improvement (development)|improvements]] and associated [[References (trade)|references]].<br><br>

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 [[File:Agriculture.jpg|right|560px]]
-'''Agriculture''' is the process of cultivating soil, planting and harvesting crops.  The technology establishes the fixed agrarian society, the single most important step towards creating a civilization.  Storage of grains, pulses, tubers and vegetables ensures a stable food supply for a larger number of people than either [[Fishing (technology)|fishing]] or [[Hunting (technology)|hunting and gathering]].
+'''Agriculture''' is the process of cultivating soil, planting and harvesting crops.  The technology establishes the fixed agrarian society, the single most important step towards creating a civilisation.  Storage of grains, pulses, tubers and vegetables ensures a stable food supply for a larger number of people than either [[Fishing (technology)|fishing]] or [[Hunting (technology)|hunting and gathering]].
 Like all technologies, agriculture is distinguished by its techniques, processes and societal relationships.  The page below describes the technology according to its [[Sub-technology (development)|sub-technologies]] (shown as minor headings).  Details are further classified into [[Tools (development)|tools]], [[Culture (development)|culture]], [[Blocks (development)|blocks]], [[Improvement (development)|improvements]] and associated [[References (trade)|references]].<br><br>
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 == DEV-8 ==
 ==== Manorial System ====
-An organizing principle of rural economies which vested legal and economic power in the hereditary lord of the manor.  The lord was supported economically from the direct landholding in a manor (later a [[Feudalism (technology)|fief]]). The manor imposed an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_field_system open field system] that improved the organization of labor, and thereby improving the food production and particularly the economic value of agricultural production.
+An organizing principle of rural economies which vested legal and economic power in the hereditary lord of the manor.  The lord was supported economically from the direct landholding in a manor (later a [[Feudalism (technology)|fief]]). The manor imposed an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_field_system open field system] that improved the organisation of labor, and thereby improving the food production and particularly the economic value of agricultural production.
 :::'''additional manorial system content to follow'''

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 :*Waterwheel (machinery)
 :*Horse collar (feudalism)
-:*Well (see masonry)
+:*Well (see [[Masonry|masonry]])
 [[Category: Technologies]]

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 :'''Tools:''' (made of hemp/stone/wood): flail, hand mill, hoe, mortar & pestle, scythe, sickle, winnower
-::''Ard plough:'' a scratch plough without a mouldboard, resembling a hoe which is dragged through the soil by [[Animal Husbandry (technology)|draft animals]] and very rarely by people.
+::''Ard plough:'' a scratch plough without a mouldboard, resembling a hoe which is dragged through the soil by [[Animal Husbandry (sage study)|draft animals]] and very rarely by people.
 :'''Blocks:''' large areas depicting cultivated fields (without fallow), gardens and orchards.

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 :'''Culture'''
-::''The Village'': the yearly seasonal cycle creates patterns of living, promoting communities where the villagers have a common goal.  The need to protect fields against animals and outsiders draws residents together.  Land disputes are settled by a [[Council of Elders]], selected by age, charisma and achievement.  The sedentary pattern of life assures the presence of neighbors and the spread of gossip, so that what happens quickly becomes known to all.  Seasonal festivals follow moments when joint effort and reward is important, and this brings [[Happiness|happiness]].
+::''The Village'': the yearly seasonal cycle creates patterns of living, promoting communities where the villagers have a common goal.  The need to protect fields against [[Animal|animal]] and outsiders draws residents together.  Land disputes are settled by a [[Council of Elders]], selected by age, charisma and achievement.  The sedentary pattern of life assures the presence of neighbors and the spread of gossip, so that what happens quickly becomes known to all.  Seasonal festivals follow moments when joint effort and reward is important, and this brings [[Happiness|happiness]].
 :'''Blocks''' (from smallest to largest)

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 :'''Tools:''' thatch roofs
-::''Farmyards:'' multiplicity of structures, including an animal barn, tool shed and houses refining/storage.
+::''Farmyards:'' multiplicity of structures, including an [[Domestic Animals|animal]] [[Barn|barn]], [[Toolhouse|toolhouse]] and houses refining/storage.
-::''Fencing:'' stone walls surrounding yards, palisades surrounding closed [[Town|towns]] & cities, stiles to protect fields from predators.
+::''Fencing:'' stone walls surrounding yards, palisades surrounding closed [[Town|towns]] & [[City|cities]], stiles to protect fields from predators.
 [[File:Farmer's Year.jpg|right|350px]]